President Donald Trump appears to be making good on his promise to "drain the swamp." 

Among many other terminations, a new report from Politico indicates that Trump has now fired nearly 20 inspectors general from the federal government.

As we will see, Breitbart News has managed to speak with some of the individuals whom Trump has let go.

But, before we get to that, we'll take a look at what Trump actually did and why some consider it to be a controversial move.

Here's what is going on:

Reports differ on the actual number of inspectors general whom Trump has fired. Some say 17, while others say 18. Whatever the case may be, it is clear that it is quite a few individuals.

Fox News reports:

Trump dismissed inspectors general at agencies within the Defense Department, State Department, Energy Department, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Department of Veterans Affairs and more, notifying them by email from the White House Presidential Personnel Office, the Washington Post first reported.

Now, this move is receiving pushback not only from those on the left but also from some on the right.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), a regular ally of Trump, for example, suggested that the firings may actually terminate federal law. Fox reports:

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said that Trump's action may violate federal law that requires the president to give 30 days' notice to Congress of his intent to fire any independent watchdog . . .

If this is the case, then there is a likelihood that we may see a legal battle over the terminations. Grassley did also say that there "may be good reason" why Trump fired whom he did.

Three of those let go speak out

At least three of the individuals whom Trump has fired have since gone public.

This includes Former Department of Defense Inspector General Robert Storch. According to Breitbart, he was the one whose office "was behind the report on the department’s response to assistance requests before and on January 6, 2021."

Perhaps Trump did not approve of the way his office handled the situation. It has been reported, after all, that Storch "covered up" some things.

Another unnamed former inspector general said, "It’s a widespread massacre. Whoever Trump puts in now will be viewed as loyalists, and that undermines the entire system."

One wonders whether this means that former President Joe Biden did not put "loyalists" into such positions. But, we don't want to get caught up on double standards.